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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of short-term rentals by a property |
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owners' association. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 202.020 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 202.020. REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS. (a) In |
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this section, "short-term rental" means a residential property that |
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is rented wholly or partly for a fee for a period not longer than 30 |
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consecutive days. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a property owners' |
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association may adopt or enforce a provision in a dedicatory |
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instrument that regulates the use of property covered by the |
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dedicatory instrument as a short-term rental. |
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SECTION 2. Section 202.020, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies to a dedicatory instrument adopted before, on, or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |